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1. Describe the nature of operations management in the following organizations. In doing this, first describe the operation process of the production system. Second, identify operations decisions. (Marks 3) (word count maximum:500)

• A paper manufacturing
• An internal design office

2. Suppose that a firm is considering moving from a batch process to an assembly-line process to better meet evolving market needs. What concerns might the following functions have about this proposed process change: marketing, finance, human resources, accounting, and information systems? (Marks 1) (word count maximum: 150)

3. Take a tour of the Soap Factory and describe the process used? (Marks 1) (word count maximum: 100)

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A paper manufacturing organization:

The operations process here will have the entire supply chain comprising of sourcing to inventory management to production to finished goods storage to dispatch. The production process will be a major operations area that will involve issue of raw material from stock to the flow of this material through different processes at plant. There would be WIP/inventory at the end of each process step. Finally the end product will be packed as per specifications post inspection and stored for dispatch to customers.

There will be several decisions required to be taken here like what kind of raw material inventory to keep and the reorder points for the same, what capacity planning to be done depending on the demand, the processes/machines to be run as per the timelines and monthly targets defined, the internal mapping of manpower to processes, the output to be dispatched at the right time to the customers will all quality specifications met

An internal design office: An internal design office will be service organization working for clients to provide designs be it for architectural purposes or for home furnishing industry, etc. Here the operation process will be more streamlined and simpler where based on customer requirements, there will be team assigned to work on software to come up with the required design. One change here that we will see compared to a paper manufacturing organization is that even when the design is made, it can undergo iterations basis feedback received from customers.

The operations decisions will largely be on the expected timelines for creating a design, the manpower required to finish the project, the requirement for additional tools/software to aid in completion of work, etc.

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Marketing: Marketing may see this as an internal shift of thought process and their outgoing communication to stakeholders need to be aligned accordingly

Finance will see this as a change in the operating model and the MIS and operating performance need to be tracked likewise so that the accountability for the profitability of different work centers is not compromised

Human resources may feel concerned about the existing manpower and the skills they possess whether adequate to make this move

Accounting will need to look at the costs in a different manner compared to what was being done in a batch process and align with Finance

Information systems will need an overhaul as there would be a major ERP change due to this

3.

A soap factory is a manufacturing unit which has raw materials procured from different vendors, the raw materials are stored in a central location, issued in batches for production based on demand outlook and manufactured at different steps. The end product is then packed in the packing dept. and post inspection stored in batched ready to be dispatched to distributors/sellers

Answer 1

1. A paper manufacturing organization: The supply chain of a paper manufacturing organization consists of entities involved right from the sourcing to the dispatch process. Some of the intermediate entities are those who aids in the inventory management, production, storage, etc. Production stage is an important area of operation which involves the flow of raw materials through different processes in the manufacturing plant. In between the process, there would be the WIP ( work in progress) that will again have to be processed to make the final product. The final product is inspected to ensure that it is according to the specifications offered for the customers. Then it is packed and stored till it is dispatched to the customers.

There are various decisions that are involved at various stages of supply chain, like, the kind of raw materials to be kept, the reorder point, the capacity planning, the machines to be run and the monthly targets, along with the internal mapping of manpower to the processes. All these are planned with just one thing as the major consideration, i.e. the need to dispatch the quality ensured output to the customers at the right time of requirement.

An internal design office: A setup which provides design for the working clients for the architectural purpose like in home furnishing industry is known as an internal design office. The operations will be based on the requirements of the customers and the task will be assigned to the team who will work upon the allotted project on the software and comes up with a design. This helps in streamlining the operations. The major difference between the internal design office and the paper manufacturing industry is that the former can receive ideas and suggestions to do iterations from the customers during the stage of design and make it more customized.

Also, the operations will be designed mostly on the basis of the expected timeline required to create the design and the manpower to finish the project. Also the availability of additional tools like software, etc is also involved.

2.Marketing: It can be considered as the internal shift of the thought process and the communication done to align the mindset of the stakeholders accordingly.

Finance will view this to be a change on the model of operating and the MIS. They might also feel it to be necessary to track the operations in order to ensure that the entities perform well with accountability to create profitability to the organization.

Human resources could be bothered about the existing manpower and their skills required to create the move to create profitability.

Accounting will have to view the costs from a different perspective in alignment to the finance, than what used to be done in the batch process

There are chances of a major change in the ERP systems.

3. In a soap manufacturing unit, the raw materials are procured from different vendors and stored in a centralized location from where it is issued in batches for the production based on the demand in different areas. The finished goods are inspected first and is made ready to be packed and dispatched to the sellers or distributors.

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